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• George Orwell

  Novelist

  Thursday, Jun 25, 1903
  Saturday, Jan 21, 1950

• Niccolo Machiavelli

  Historian

  Monday, May 03, 1469
  Tuesday, Jun 21, 1527

• Bob Marley

  Singer

  Tuesday, Feb 06, 1945
  Monday, May 11, 1981

• Mahatma Gandhi

  Civil Rights Leader

  Saturday, Oct 02, 1869
  Friday, Jan 30, 1948

• George Bernard Shaw

  Playwright

  Saturday, Jul 26, 1856
  Thursday, Nov 02, 1950

• Thomas Jefferson

  3Rd US President

  Saturday, Apr 13, 1743
  Tuesday, Jul 04, 1826

• Yogi Berra

  Baseball Manager

  Tuesday, May 12, 1925
  Tuesday, Sep 22, 2015

• Vince Lombardi

  Football Player

  Wednesday, Jun 11, 1913
  Thursday, Sep 03, 1970

• John Keats

  Poet

  Saturday, Oct 31, 1795
  Friday, Feb 23, 1821

• Benjamin Franklin

  Founding Father Of The United States

  Sunday, Jan 17, 1706
  Saturday, Apr 17, 1790

• Billy Graham

  Evangelist

  Thursday, Nov 07, 1918
  

• Mae West

  Actress

  Thursday, Aug 17, 1893
  Saturday, Nov 22, 1980

• Donald Trump

  45Th President Of The United States

  Friday, Jun 14, 1946
  

• Oscar Wilde

  Writer

  Monday, Oct 16, 1854
  Friday, Nov 30, 1900

• Ronald Reagan

  40Th US President

  Monday, Feb 06, 1911
  Saturday, Jun 05, 2004